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Robert Reich | Trump's Malicious Incompetence Is Killing Americans
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Reich writes: "America has suffered the worst rate of coronavirus deaths among all advanced countries - a death toll equal to 9/11 every three days."
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While Elizabeth Warren has developed a relationship with Joe Biden as an economic adviser since ending her own presidential bid this past spring, there has been uncertainty about her ambitions. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Will Make Case to Be Biden's Treasury Secretary
Alex Thompson and Megan Cassella, POLITICO
Excerpt: "Elizabeth Warren wants to be Joe Biden's Treasury secretary and will make her case for it if he wins next week, according to three Democratic officials who have spoken with her inner circle."
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The police shooting of Tamir Rice became a touchstone in the national debate over race and policing. (photo: Ty Wright/The New York Times)
Justice Department Quietly Quashes Probe Into Tamir Rice Killing
Joseph Choi, The Hill
Choi writes: "The Department of Justice last year quietly ended its investigation into the 2014 police killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter."
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An Oregon State Trooper arrests a journalist during a crowd dispersal near the Portland east police precinct on August 30 in Portland, Oregon. (photo: Nathan Howard/Getty)
Nearly 1,000 Instances of Police Brutality Recorded Against Black Lives Matter Protests
Tobi Thomas, Adam Gabbatt and Caelainn Barr, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Police attacks on citizens and journalists over five months accompanied by incidents of tolerance of or collaboration with far right."
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Residents wait in line outside an early voting polling location for the 2020 presidential election in Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg)
'It's Very Much a Racial Issue': Why Georgia Has Slashed Hundreds of Polling Places in the Last 4 Years
Emily Green, VICE
Excerpt: "The wave of closures came after a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act meant to ensure fair voting practices in states with a history of racially-motivated voter suppression."
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A parliamentary commission spent months investigating incidents that took place between October and November 2019, which left about 30 dead. (photo: David Mercado/Reuters)
Bolivia Parliament Approves Charges Against Coup Leader Jeanine Anez
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Bolivia's outgoing parliament approved a motion recommending that ex-interim president Jeanine Anez and her ministers face justice for responsibility over last year's unrest which left around 30 people dead."
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A beta male grey wolf fends off an alpha female advance in fresh winter snow, in Montana circa 2008. (photo: Dennis Fast/Getty)
Trump Officials End Gray Wolf Protections Across Most of US
Matthew Brown, John Flesher and Jim Mone, Associated Press
Excerpt: "Trump administration officials on Thursday stripped Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in most of the U.S., ending longstanding federal safeguards and putting states in charge of overseeing the predators."
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